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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Annual Pearlwort, Northern Marsh-orchid, Thimbleberry +19 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Annual Pearlwort, Northern Marsh-orchid, Thimbleberry +19 more · last seen 2016
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange-tip, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +19 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Orange-tip, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +19 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Large-flowered Hemp-nettle, Small Nettle, Blackthorn
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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Wildlife to spot
330 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 330 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Pheasant · Wren +44
Magpie Pica pica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2011 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Swift Apus apus2020 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2015 Robin Erithacus rubecula2011 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2010 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2010 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Swallow Hirundo rustica2010 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2010 Skylark Alauda arvensis2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2016 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2016 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2011 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2011 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2010 Common Gull Larus canus2010 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2010 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2010 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2010 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2010 Stock Dove Columba oenas2010 Roe Deer · Stoat · Pine Marten · Wild Cat Hybrid · Mole +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Stoat Mustela erminea Pine Marten Martes martes2021 Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2018 Mole Talpa europaea2015 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2013 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2016 ▾
frogs and toads
🐝 Insects 22 species
spring autumn
2021 ▾
Orange-tip · Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White · Small White · Peacock +17
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Large-flowered Hemp-nettle · Shining Crane's-bill · Cuspidate-leaved Bramble · Common Hemp-nettle · Large-leaved Lime +24
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2021 Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2021 Cuspidate-leaved Bramble Rubus mucronulatus Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2021 Large-leaved Lime Tilia platyphyllos2018 Japanese Knotweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 330 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Pheasant · Wren +44
Magpie Pica pica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2011 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Swift Apus apus2020 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2015 Robin Erithacus rubecula2011 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2010 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2010 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Swallow Hirundo rustica2010 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2010 Skylark Alauda arvensis2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2016 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2016 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2011 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2011 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2010 Common Gull Larus canus2010 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2010 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2010 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2010 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2010 Stock Dove Columba oenas2010 Roe Deer · Stoat · Pine Marten · Wild Cat Hybrid · Mole +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Stoat Mustela erminea Pine Marten Martes martes2021 Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2018 Mole Talpa europaea2015 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2013 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2016 ▾
frogs and toads
🐝 Insects 22 species
spring autumn
2021 ▾
Orange-tip · Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White · Small White · Peacock +17
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Large-flowered Hemp-nettle · Shining Crane's-bill · Cuspidate-leaved Bramble · Common Hemp-nettle · Large-leaved Lime +24
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2021 Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2021 Cuspidate-leaved Bramble Rubus mucronulatus Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2021 Large-leaved Lime Tilia platyphyllos2018 Japanese Knotweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Admiral
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta2012
Vanessa atalanta2012
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2019
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2019
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2012
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2012
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2012
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2012
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica2012
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica2012
Red Sword-grass Xylena vetusta2012
Red Sword-grass Xylena vetusta2012
Mottled Grey Colostygia multistrigaria2012
Mottled Grey Colostygia multistrigaria2012
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria2012
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria2012
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2019
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2019
Twin-spot Carpet Mesotype didymata2017
Twin-spot Carpet Mesotype didymata2017
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2015
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2015
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2012
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2012
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2012
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2012 Reynoutria japonica2018
Reynoutria japonica2018
Annual Pearlwort Sagina apetala2016
Annual Pearlwort Sagina apetala2016
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2012
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2012
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2021
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2021
Apple-mint Mentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2021
Apple-mint Mentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2021
Heath Cudweed Omalotheca sylvatica2021
Heath Cudweed Omalotheca sylvatica2021
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2021
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2021
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2021
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2021
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2021
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2021
Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus2016
Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus2016
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2015
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2015
Giant Bellflower Campanula latifolia2015
Giant Bellflower Campanula latifolia2015
Clustered Barberry Berberis aggregata2015
Clustered Barberry Berberis aggregata2015
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2015
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2015
Pyrenean Valerian Valeriana pyrenaica2015
Pyrenean Valerian Valeriana pyrenaica2015
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis2015
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis2015
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2014
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2014
Small Nettle Urtica urens2014
Small Nettle Urtica urens2014
Monk's-rhubarb Rumex alpinus2014
Monk's-rhubarb Rumex alpinus2014
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2013
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2013
Aspen Populus tremula2013
Aspen Populus tremula2013
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2012
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2012
Perennial Wall-rocket Diplotaxis tenuifolia2011
Perennial Wall-rocket Diplotaxis tenuifolia2011
Great Brome Anisantha diandra2011
Great Brome Anisantha diandra2011 